Take a scruffy black coat that looks as if it has shrunk in the wash, a pair of baggy trousers, shoes that belong to much bigger feet, a bowler hat, a walking stick and a stupid-looking, square, black moustache. Put these together on a little man and you've got one of the most famous movie characters ever created.

Few great comedies have emerged from Hollywood since the success of Scary Movie (2000).

This spoof spawned one of the most sickening and lowbrow movie franchises and has influenced the style and content (excessive use of parodies and gross visual effects) of the majority of comedies that have followed.

It is hardly surprising that Sylvester 'Sly' Stallone is one of George W. Bush's favourite actors. After all, Stallone has made many blockbusters - from Rocky V to the second and third First Blood movies - that unashamedly support the 'axis of evil' approach: either you are with us or you're evil.

With Rocky Balboa, the improbable sixth (and presumably last) instalment of the boxing franchise, having just hit cinema screens, there has seldom been a better time to revisit the original Rocky (TVB Pearl, today at 9.35pm).

A movie about a bumbling police inspector can never be boring. But the latest remake of the 1963 comedy The Pink Panther is just too silly to be funny.

The film, directed by Shawn Levy, features comedian Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau, who is investigating the death of a soccer coach. The coach's ring - containing the precious Pink Panther diamond - is missing.

Job description: 'I get knocked down, but I get up again' could well be the theme song for the pugnacious pugilist, an Everyman extraordinaire and plug-ugly underdog who excels at prevailing over adversity - usually in slow motion, awash with fake blood, and amid the swell of triumphant trumpets. We get suckered every time into falling for these bruised and battered working-class heroes.

Few Hong Kong actors have the onstage presence and charisma of Chung King-fai and Leung Tin. No doubt, the two - who've been acting for more than three decades - were the main draw of this Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies production.

The film: Here's another chance to see what all the fuss is about. Is it really an Oscar-worthy performance from Denzel Washington? And did Ethan Hawke deserve a nod as well? Well, after a few more looks, I would say yes and no.